Respect Yourself Chords by The Staple Singers
Tempo:
110.95 bpm
Chords used:
B
D
Bm
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [E]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
On the world, do you think everybody's gonna respect [B] you?
[Bm]
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible in his hand
You'll jerk it out the way and let the gentleman do his thing
[D]
[B] You're the kind [Bm] of gentleman who'll [B] hold everything away
Take your shit off your face, girl, it's a brand new day
Respect yourself
[D] Respect [B] yourself
[D] [B] Respect [Bm] yourself
[D] Respect [B] yourself
[D] [B]
If [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck
[B] Respect yourself
[D]
[Bm] [D] Respect [Bm]
[B] yourself [D] Respect yourself
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] [F#]
[B] [F#] [Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[A]
[E]
Respect [C#]
[F#]
[F#] [Bm] yourself [F#] Everybody
[D]
[B] If you're walking [Bm] around thinking that the world [B] owes you something, cause you're here
You going out the world, that was like you did when you first come here
Keep talking about the [B] president won't stop abolition
Put your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
[D]
[B] Then you're dumb enough to think that I made you a big old man
Respect yourself
[C#]
[B] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Respect [B] yourself
[C#] Respect
[B] yourself
[D] If [B]
[F#] you don't respect [F#] yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck
Respect [B] [D] yourself
[C#] Respect [B] yourself
[D]
Respect [B] [D] yourself
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm]
[B] Respect yourself
[D]
[B] Respect yourself
[D] [F#m]
[B] Respect yourself
[D]
[B] [D] [Bm]
[B] Respect yourself
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself Respect yourself Respect yourself
[D] Respect yourself
Respect [Bm] yourself
[D] [Bm] [Bm]
[D]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
On the world, do you think everybody's gonna respect [B] you?
[Bm]
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible in his hand
You'll jerk it out the way and let the gentleman do his thing
[D]
[B] You're the kind [Bm] of gentleman who'll [B] hold everything away
Take your shit off your face, girl, it's a brand new day
Respect yourself
[D] Respect [B] yourself
[D] [B] Respect [Bm] yourself
[D] Respect [B] yourself
[D] [B]
If [F#] you don't respect yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck
[B] Respect yourself
[D]
[Bm] [D] Respect [Bm]
[B] yourself [D] Respect yourself
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] [F#]
[B] [F#] [Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[A]
[E]
Respect [C#]
[F#]
[F#] [Bm] yourself [F#] Everybody
[D]
[B] If you're walking [Bm] around thinking that the world [B] owes you something, cause you're here
You going out the world, that was like you did when you first come here
Keep talking about the [B] president won't stop abolition
Put your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
[D]
[B] Then you're dumb enough to think that I made you a big old man
Respect yourself
[C#]
[B] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm] Respect [B] yourself
[C#] Respect
[B] yourself
[D] If [B]
[F#] you don't respect [F#] yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck
Respect [B] [D] yourself
[C#] Respect [B] yourself
[D]
Respect [B] [D] yourself
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] [Bm]
[B] Respect yourself
[D]
[B] Respect yourself
[D] [F#m]
[B] Respect yourself
[D]
[B] [D] [Bm]
[B] Respect yourself
[D] Respect [Bm] yourself Respect yourself Respect yourself
[D] Respect yourself
Respect [Bm] yourself
[D] [Bm] [Bm]
[D]
Key:
B
D
Bm
F#
E
B
D
Bm
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
_ _ On _ _ the world, do you think _ everybody's gonna respect [B] you?
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible in his hand
_ _ _ You'll jerk it out the way and let the gentleman do his thing
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [B] You're the kind [Bm] of gentleman who'll [B] hold everything away _ _ _ _ _
Take your shit off your face, girl, it's a brand new day
_ _ _ _ Respect yourself
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Respect [B] yourself
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] Respect [Bm] yourself
_ _ [D] _ _ Respect [B] yourself
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [B]
If [F#] you don't respect _ yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck _ _ _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Respect [Bm] _
_ [B] _ yourself [D] Respect yourself
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Respect [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] yourself _ _ [F#] _ Everybody
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] If you're walking [Bm] around thinking that the world [B] owes you something, cause you're here _ _ _ _
You going out the world, that was like you did when you first come here _ _ _ _ _
Keep talking about the [B] president won't stop abolition
Put _ _ _ _ _ your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[B] Then _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you're dumb enough to think that I made you a big old man _ _ _ _
Respect yourself
_ _ _ [C#] _
[B] Respect yourself
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] Respect [B] yourself
_ _ [C#] Respect _ _
[B] _ _ yourself
[D] _ If [B] _
[F#] you don't respect [F#] _ yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck
Respect _ _ [B] _ _ [D] yourself
[C#] Respect _ [B] _ _ yourself
[D] _ _ _
Respect [B] _ _ [D] yourself _ _ _
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ Respect [Bm] _ _ _ yourself _ _ _ _ Respect yourself Respect _ _ yourself
_ _ [D] Respect yourself
Respect _ [Bm] _ _ _ yourself
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
If you disrespect everybody [B] that you're running to
_ _ On _ _ the world, do you think _ everybody's gonna respect [B] you?
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible in his hand
_ _ _ You'll jerk it out the way and let the gentleman do his thing
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [B] You're the kind [Bm] of gentleman who'll [B] hold everything away _ _ _ _ _
Take your shit off your face, girl, it's a brand new day
_ _ _ _ Respect yourself
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Respect [B] yourself
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] Respect [Bm] yourself
_ _ [D] _ _ Respect [B] yourself
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [B]
If [F#] you don't respect _ yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck _ _ _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Respect [Bm] _
_ [B] _ yourself [D] Respect yourself
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Respect [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] yourself _ _ [F#] _ Everybody
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] If you're walking [Bm] around thinking that the world [B] owes you something, cause you're here _ _ _ _
You going out the world, that was like you did when you first come here _ _ _ _ _
Keep talking about the [B] president won't stop abolition
Put _ _ _ _ _ your head over your mouth when you're caught, that'll help the solution
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[B] Then _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you're dumb enough to think that I made you a big old man _ _ _ _
Respect yourself
_ _ _ [C#] _
[B] Respect yourself
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] Respect [B] yourself
_ _ [C#] Respect _ _
[B] _ _ yourself
[D] _ If [B] _
[F#] you don't respect [F#] _ yourself, ain't nobody gonna give a fuck
Respect _ _ [B] _ _ [D] yourself
[C#] Respect _ [B] _ _ yourself
[D] _ _ _
Respect [B] _ _ [D] yourself _ _ _
[Bm] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] Respect yourself
[D] _ _ Respect [Bm] _ _ _ yourself _ _ _ _ Respect yourself Respect _ _ yourself
_ _ [D] Respect yourself
Respect _ [Bm] _ _ _ yourself
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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